Candace Jaruszewicz, Ph

Candace Jaruszewicz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Education, Health, and Human Performance

College of Charleston, Charleston, SC29424

843.953.5606

Current Position

Associate Professor, School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, College of Charleston

Director, N.E. Miles Early ChildhoodDevelopmentCenter, College of Charleston

Education

Ph.D.KentStateUniversity, Curriculum & Instruction, 2000. Dissertation: Exploring and examining teachers’ critical incidents

M.Ed.EdinboroUniversity, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, 1992. Capstone project: Developmentally appropriate practice (instructional video)

Research project: Part-time or full-time?: The effect of schedules on the separation anxiety of children in child care

B.S.EdinboroState College, Art Education, 1970.

Professional Teaching Licensures/Certificates: Early Childhood (PreKdg-Grade 4); Elementary Education (Kdg-Grade 6); Art Education (Kdg-Grade 12).

Professional Experience in Higher Education

2005-PresentDirector, N. E. Miles Early ChildhoodDevelopmentCenter, College of Charleston

2006-PresentAssociate Professor, School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, College of Charleston

2001-2006Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, M. Ed. Early Childhood Education, College of Charleston

1993-2000Instructor and Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator, Gannon University, Erie, PA.

1987-1990Director, MercyhurstChildLearningCenter, MercyhurstCollege, Erie, PA

Publications

In press: Jaruszewicz, C. and White, M. (due 2009). The teachergarten: Creating an environment conducive to meaningful professional growth. Early Childhood Education Journal.

In press: Berson, I., Wang, X., Jaruszewicz, C., Hartle, L. & Rosen, D., (due 2009). Young Children’s Technology Experiences in Multiple Contexts: Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory Reconsidered. In Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson (eds.) High tech tots: Childhood in a digital world.

Jaruszewicz, C. and White, M. (2009). The teachergarten: Creating an environment conducive to meaningful professional growth. Early Childhood Education Journal, 37 (3), 171-174.

Rosen, D. & Jaruszewicz, C. Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use and Early Childhood Teacher Education. (2009) Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 30 (2) 162-171.

Hartle, L. & Jaruszewicz, C. (2008). Rewiring and Networking Language, Literacy,and Learning through the Arts: Developing Fluencies with Technology. In M. Narey (ed.) Making Meaning: Constructing Multimodal Perspectives of Language, Literacy, and Learning through Arts-based Early Childhood Education, a volume in the Springer series, Educating the Young Child: Advancesin Theory and Research, Implications for Practice. Pp. 187-206

Wang, X., Jaruszewicz, C., Rosen, D., Berson, I., Bailey, M., Hartle, L., Griebling, S., Buckleitner, W., Blagojevic, B., Robinson, L., (September, 2008). Meaningful technology integration in early learning environments. Young Children, 63 (5), 48-50.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2006). Opening windows on teaching and learning: transformative and emancipatory learning precipitated by experimenting with visual documentation of student learning. Educational Action Research, 14(3), 357-375.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2005). Responsible eclecticism: using a structured analysis process to facilitate curriculum discourse with graduate preservice early childhood education students. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26(4), 361-375.

Jaruszewicz, C. and Landrus, S. (2005). Help! I've lost my research agenda: issues facing early childhood teacher educators. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 25(2), 103-112.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2003-2004). Borrowing from early childhood: using visual documentation strategies to collect performance data on teacher candidates. Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina, 32-36.

Jaruszewicz, C. (1999, May/June). Strengthening your professional commitment. Child Care Information Exchange, 5 (127), 6-8.

Jaruszewicz, C. (1994). Reggio Emilia: an in-depth view. Chicago: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

Technical Reports

SCAEYC Annual Roles and Functions Report, 2009

NAEYC Annual Accreditation Reports, 2005-20098

NCATE Program Folio, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, 2003

NCATE Program Folio, M.A.T. Early Childhood Education, 2003 (Co-writer)

South CarolinaCHE, B.S. Early Childhood Education (Rejoinder), 2001

College of CharlestonAnnual Reports, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, 2001-2005

Selected National Presentations

Wang, X.C., Berson, I., Jaruszewicz, C., Hartle, L., Rosen, D. (2010). Young children’s technology experiences in multiple contexts: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory reconsidered. Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, May 2, 2010.

Jaruszewicz, C. , Hartle, L., Rosen, D., Berson, I., & Wang, C. X. (2009).Children’s' experiences with technology in multiple contexts: Re-conceptualizing the ecology of learning and development. Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)in Washington, D.C. November 18-21, 2009.

Jaruszewicz, C., Hartle, L., Rosen, D., Berson, I., & Wang, C. X. (2009). Children’s experiences with technology in multiple contexts: Re-conceptualizing the ecology of learning and development. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Washington, D.C, November 18, 2009.

Hartle, L., Jaruszewicz, C., Rosen, D., Schomburg, R. (June 10, 2008). Symposium: Interactive discussion-to-action on the state of technology in early childhood education. National Association for the Education of Young Children Professional Development Institute, New Orleans, LA, June 8-11, 2008.

Jaruszewicz, C. (March 7, 2008). Using digital technologies to document student learning and teacher growth. National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers Annual Conference, Washington, DC, March 5-8, 2008.

Stegelin, D., & Jaruszewicz, C. (November 7, 2007). Utilizing study abroad as a collaborative teacher preparation strategy: Viewing early childhood education from a global and critical inquiry perspective. National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, November 7, 2007.

Jaruszewicz, C. (November 7, 2007). Early childhood education in a Web 2.0 world: using digital technologies to advocate for best practices. National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, November 7, 2007.

Baum, A. & Jaruszewicz, C. (2006, November 8). Becoming involved in NAECTE: exploring membership and involvement in the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. Presentation/invited session at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Rosen, D., Jaruszewicz, C. & Haugland, S. (March 29, 2007). Developmentally appropriate practice and technology literacy of young learners. Invited panel member, Annual SITE Conference (Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education), San Antonio, TX, 3/28-3/30/07.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2006, June 17). How do we negotiate the disconnect between teacher education and school practice?Presentation at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Summit, San Antonio, TX.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2005, June 3). Teaching for transformation: leaving the zone. Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Summer Institute, Miami, FL.

Guzell-Roe, J., Kilmer, S., & Jaruszewicz, C. (2005, June 3). Gatekeeping and transformation: aligning methods of disposition assessment with program objectives. Presented at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Summer Institute, Miami, FL.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2004, November 9). Help! I’ve lost my research agenda: issues facing early childhood teacher educators. Research/paper session at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Anaheim, CA.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2004, June 19). Developing a fact sheet to counter common myths. Presentation/work session at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Summer Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Cudahy, D., Finnan, C., Jaruszewicz, C., & McCarty, B. (2002, November 21). Seeing dispositions: translating our shared values into observable behavior. Presented at the First Annual Symposium on Educator Dispositions, Eastern Kentucky University.

Fyfe, B., Jaruszewicz, C., Sluss, D., Phillips, L., & Stegelin, D. (2002, November 20). New NCATE Policy on Performance-Based Assessment: meeting requirements through visual documentation, Reggio Emilia, Project Work, and Authentic Assessment Strategies. Panel presentation at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference, New York.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2002, April 4). Critical incidents: how teachers identify, define, and describe their impact. Invited paper at the Distinguished Papers Session sponsored by the Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations at the American Associationof Educational Research Annual Conference, New Orleans.

Jaruszewicz, C. (1997, March 28). Theory to practice: helping undergraduates make connections. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Jaruszewicz, C. (1997, November 12). Expanding teacher education beyond our borders. Presentation at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Selected Regional & State Presentations

Jaruszewicz, C. & White, M.J. (October 17, 2008). Teachergardening: Creating a context for professional growth. South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, October 16-18, 2008.

Jaruszewicz, C. (October 19, 2007). Meet and greet for student affiliate groups. As chair for student SCAEYC chapters across SC, facilitated information session for active and prospective members at SCAEYC Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, October 18-20, 2007.

Jaruszewicz, C. (October 20, 2007). Using digital technologies to document student learning and teacher growth. SCAEYC Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, October 18-20, 2007.

Stegelin, D. & Jaruszewicz, C. (October 19, 2007). A collaborative study abroad of Reggio Emilia Italy: Bringing SC students together for scholarship and cultural immersion. SCAEYC Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, October 18-20, 2007.

Jaruszewicz, C. (May 15, 2007). Implementing Standard 4: Accreditation criterial for assessment of child progress. Invited presentation at Director Forum Workshop, Charleston, SC, 5/15/07.

Keyes, D.W., Jaruszewicz, C., & Clark, T. (July 23, 2007). Inclusion attitudes of regular education teachers – now what?. Symposium for Advances in Public Education: Research to Practice, sponsored by CharlestonCountySchool District, Charleston, SC, 7/23-7/26/2007.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2005, October 15). Assessing play environments: a play environment rating scale. South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Columbia, SC.

Jaruszewicz, C., Edwards, A., Derrick, J., Morganthall, K. (2004, October 9). Ideas for beginning teachers: celebrating diversity with children’s literature. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, Charleston, SC.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2002, March 1). Critical incidents: how teachers identify, define, and describe their impact. Paper presented at the South Carolina Educators for the Practical use of Research Annual Conference, Columbia, SC.

Bauer, K. & Jaruszewicz, C. (1997, May 13). DAP: what’s new, what’s not. Presented at the Annual Early Childhood Conference, EdinboroUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Bauer, K. & Jaruszewicz, C. (1996, May 14). See what I know: children’s multiple ways of expressing information. Presentation at the Annual Early Childhood Conference, EdinboroUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Bauer, K., Jaruszewicz, C. & Dettore, E. (1996, April 9). Cooking, creativity, and children. Presented at the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Jaruszewicz, C. & Bauer, K. (1995, May 16). Emergent curriculum: the transformation of themes. Presentation at the Annual Early Childhood Education Conference, EdinboroUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Jaruszewicz, C. (1995, April 29). Emergent curriculum. Presentation at the Annual Early Childhood Conference, ClarionUniversity of Pennsylvania.

Selected Local presentations

Jaruszewicz, C. (2008). “Play: Important as ever in the 21st Century.” Keynote Speech, Charleston County First Steps Annual meeting, November 11, 2008.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2007) Creating an assessment system to meet NAEYC Accreditation Standard 4 Requirements. First Steps Center Accreditation mentor Project.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2006, July 13). Assessing play environments: a play rating scale. Featured speaker at Trident United Way Director’s Forum, TridentTechnicalCollege.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2006, May 14). Communicating clear expectations: when is a rubric really a rubric? Charleston Connections Conference, The Citadel.

Keyes, D. & Jaruszewicz, C. (2005, March 18). Attitudes of general educators on inclusion of children with MR. Research presentation at the College of Charleston Center for Partnerships to Improve Education PK-12 Urban Education Conference, Frances Marion Hotel.

Jaruszewicz, C. (2003, July 17). Using the WebCT discussion board to promote critical thinking. Research presentation at the 2nd Annual Faculty Technology Institute, College of Charleston.

Van Sickle, M. & Jaruszewicz, C. (2003, March 13). Metacognition. Facilitators for Center for Excellence in Teaching Seminar, College of Charleston.

Editorial and Review Activities

2010Manuscript review,“Assessing self-regulation in the classroom: Validation of the BIS-11 and the BRIEF in low-income, ethnic minority school-aged children,” Early Education and Development

2010Proposal Reviewer National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators

2009 Proposal Reviewer National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators

2009Advisory committee for Sue Bredekamp’s Effective Practices in ECE, Building a Foundation (due out January 2010)

2009 Manuscript review, "Promising Findings on Preschoolers' Emergent Literacy and School Readiness in Arts-integrated Early Childhood Settings" Early Childhood Education Journal

2008 External review member, tenure panel for Department of Management and Entreneurship, School of Business, College of Charleston

2008Grant application reviewer: Dixon Group.

2008 External Reviewer Tenure application University of New Hampshire

2007External review member, tenure panel for Department of Management and Entreneurship, School of Business, College of Charleston

2007Manuscript reviews for Action Research Journal

2004-08National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Coordinator of peer-review process of proposals submitted -2008 National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Coordinator of peer-review process of proposals submitted for semi-annual summer and fall national conferences

2004-20052004-05Ad Hoc NCATE Folio Reviewer, South Carolina Department of Education; Division of Teacher Quality

1997-19981997-98American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Proposal Reviewer

Master’s Thesis Advising (Major Advisor):

Swinburne, B. (2008). Growing a new school community in a garden.

Witt, A. (2007) Using children’s interests to improve learning centers.

Smith, A. (2005). My first years: reflections on my first two years of teaching using the recollections of my former kindergarten students.

Smith, P. (2005). Looping: how does it benefit the child, teacher, and school?

Winters, R. (2005). Meeting the South Carolina standards through play in learning centers.

Benton, A. (2004). How to design and implement effective and meaningful center-based instruction in the primary grade classroom

McBride, J. (2004). Transformation: a journey from traditional instruction to inquiry instruction.

O’Connor, D. (2004). Teacher attitudes about PACT testing.

Schabel, L. (2004). Creating a design for a developmentally appropriate playground.

Stevens, A. (2004). Teasing and bullying among kindergarten children.

Teegardin, S. (2004). Understanding students with sickle cell anemia: the educational implications.

Walker, K. (2004). No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Award:the application process and the impact.

Johnson, L. (2003). Using literature to manage aggressive behavior in the preschool child with special needs: a case study.

Reilly, E. (2003). Childhood obesity: causes and effects.

Shooter, E. (2003). Teachers’ perceptions about how hunger affects pre-kindergarten through second grade students’ learning and behavior.

Weber, C. (2002). Parents’ perceptions of school readiness and accessibility to school-readiness programs in DorchesterCounty.

Montagna, L. (2001). The influence of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) on quality care in child care centers.

Master’s Thesis Advising (Committee Member)

Browder, J. (2007). Males in the early childhood teaching force.

Hines, J. (2006). Unique needs of the military child.

Barger, A. (2005). Using nursery rhymes to promote literacy.

Crawford, A. (2005). Staff development for guiding classroom reading instruction.

Henn, D. (2005). Exploring music preferences of kindergarten children.

Mazyck, L. (2005). Character education: why should we teach children to care?

Newsom, K. (2005). The hurried child and accelerated academics: what parents and teachers have to say.

Nickles, C. (2005). Play does matter: how socidramatic play impacts oral language development.

Rollo-Knight, J. (2005). Parent-teacher relationships.

Wallace, S. (2005). Playing with literacy: the effects of an enhanced dramatic play center on kindergarteners[‘ writing development.

Trevino, B. (2004). Applicability of field trips in kindergarten.

Roughton, B. (2003). Principals’ perceptions of their changing roles in school leadership.

Johnson, E. (2002). Language acquisition: the use of symbols for names with toddlers.

Larson, M. (2002). A kindergarten music center: can kindergarten children learn about music independently?

Shannon, C. (2002). Environmental education in kindergarten: beyond Earth Day.

Coyne, M. (2001). Teachers and technology: do they have the right stuff?

Ellis, L. (2001). An unpracticed policy: examining teachers;’ perspectives about HIV awareness in elementary schools.

Hartnett, T. (2001). The Peace Wheel: kindergartners resolving conflicts.

Naylor, A. (2001). What children think: giving their thoughts a voice.

Shelley, A. (2001). Exploring literature preferences of four year olds during self-selected reading.

Professional Development Activities (while at the College of Charleston)

Conferences, seminars, and workshops:

NAEYC Annual Conference, Washington, DC, November 15-20, 2009

SCAEYC Annual Conference, Columbia, SC, October 15-17, 2009

NAEYC Professional Development Institute, Charlotte, NC, June 13, 2009. “Operation Accreditation”

NAEYC Professional Development Institute, June 8-11, 2008

South Carolina Early Learning Standards Institute, April 28-29, 2008

NCCCC Annual Conference, March 5-8, 2008

NAECTE Annual conference, November 7, 2007

SCAEYC Annual Conference, October 17-18, 2007

Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education Annual Conference, March 18-20, 2007

NAEYC Annual Conference, November 9-11,2006, Atlanta, GA.

SCAEYC Annual Conference, October 14-15, 2006, Columbia, SC.

South Carolina Department of Social Services Workshops:Understanding the new [DSS]regulations, October 20, 2005

South Carolina Department of Early Childhood Education:‘Good Start, Grow Smart’ workshop: introduction of new state early learning standards for three-five year olds, Columbia, SC, August 10, 2005

“Active Learning” workshop, facilitated by Dr. Audrey Kleinsasser. the Citadel May 12, 2005

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Development Institute (Albuquerque, NM, June 9-11, 2002)

National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Workshop (Albuquerque, NM, June 8, 2002)

National Board for Professional Teacher Standards(NBPTS)/NCATE conference (Reston, VA 4/24-4/26/02)

CharlestonCountySchool DistrictMentor Training (January 24-25, 2002)

NBTPS luncheon (Hyatt Regency Charleston, February 2, 2002)

NCATE update (WinthropUniversity, Novermber, 2001)

South CarolinaAssociation for Early Childhood Teacher Education Early Childhood Summit (Columbia, October 31, 2001)

College of Charleston workshops, institutes, and trainings:

CPR/FA Training, November 2009:

Banner Finance Training, August 2009

CPR/FA Training, August 18, 2008

College of Charleston Faculty Technology Institute, March 7-9, 2007

CPR/FA, April, 2007

DHEC Pandemic Training, May 23, 2007

Whiteboard Training, September 25, 2007

Renewed IRB certification via new system, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI).

Live Text Beginner and Advanced trainings, March 25, 2005

Whiteboard training , February 2, 2005

Procurement training, September 1, 2005

Faculty Technology Institute Evaluation October 25, 2005

First Annual Faculty Technology Institute, July 9-17, 2003

PRAXIS workshop January 6, 2002

Performance-based Teacher Preparation and Licensing Workshop (2/20/02)

Committees and Service(while at the College of Charleston)

Department Service

Department of Teacher Education Governance Committee, 2008-2009

Early Childhood Master of Education Curriculum Committee, Chair (2002-2005)

ECDC Advisory Committee, Member (2001-present)

Departmental Library Liason, 2001 – 2002

Summer Orientation and Pod Advising, 2002-2005

School of Education, Health, and Human Performance

Facilitator, Teaching Fellows Summer Retreat, May 2010

Facilitator: Teaching Fellows Summer Retreat, May 2009

Facilitator: Teaching Fellows Summer Retreat, 5/16 & 17, 2008

Facilitator: Teaching Fellows Powerful Learning Seminar, 4/18-4/19/2007

Memminger Partnership Committee, Member, 2005 - Present

ECDC Director Search Committee, Chair, 2003 - 2005

Chairs and Program Directors Committee, Member (2001-2005)

Assessment Committee, Member (2001-2003)

NCATE Standards and Assessment (Ad Hoc), Member, 2003

SOE Graduate Program Directors Committee, Member 2002 – 2005

Good to Great Re-organization Committee, Member (2005)

Admissions Committee (Ad Hoc), Member, 2002

College-wide Service

Faculty Welfare Committee Child Care Task Force, 2010

Trident United Way Campaign Coordinator, Fall 2008